Protista [protozoa, algae, slime, mold] - eukaryotic, group was made from the other three because they are all single celled organisms[identical cells]

Monera [bacteria] - unique In that it has prokaryotic cells- unspecialized primitive cells such as cyanobacteria

Plants vs. animals characteristics:

pigment (chlorophyll) in plants, autotrophic [make own food], non-mobile, plant movement is due to loss of water,]no nervous system, ell division is restricted to regions called meristems- are located where there is new growth, cell walls made of cellulose.

2 cotyledon
Flowering parts in 4's or 5's
Leaves with netted veins
Primary root system [one main root with smaller roots coming off of it]
Vascular tissue in rings around the stem
Both herbaceous & woody

Dicots or Monocots

Dicots

the study of tree rings

Dendrochronology

________ire classified by:
Dry or succulent [fleshy have a lot of water in them] at maturity
Simple- one ovary
Compound - many ovary that will combine
plans to release the seeds inside.

Fruits

split open and spit out seeds [beans] How the fruit plans to release the seeds inside?